Middle Ages Part I

The middle ages in Europe began in 476 AD (CE) - this date is important because it corresponds to -

• the birth of the first Pope
• the rise of Attila the Hun
• the fall of the Western Roman Empire
• the Muslim invasion of Europe

During the middle ages the most consistent unifying force was the -

• nobles
• church
• banks
• military

____________ were places where monks lived and studies, often rewriting the Bible and other literature by hand.

• convents
• monasteries
• communes
• motels

Every Christian in Western Europe during the middle ages belonged to this particular branch of the Christian faith.

• Eastern Orthodox
• Baptist
• Unitarian
• Roman Catholic

The church served all of the following societal functions during the middle ages EXCEPT -

• military barracks
• libraries and learning
• welfare and help for the poor
• lodging for travelers  

One of the few leaders who unified Western Europe was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD (CE) was

• Charlemagne
• Charles Martel
• King Richard the Lionheart
• Pope Urban II

Charles Martel turned back Muslim advances into Europe by defeating Muslim armies in the battle of -  

• Cordova
• Paris
• Hamburg
• Tours

Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne were members of this group of people/royal lineage -

• English/ Tudors
• Franks/ Carolingians
• Russians/ Romanov
• Italians/ Medici

The need for protection during the middle ages led to this  complex arrangement of military loyalty and land grants.

• Polytheism
• Socialism
• Atheism
• Feudalism

The self-sufficient area that defined the lives of the vast majority of the people in the middle ages was the - 

• city
• manor
• polis
• province